(2) K-3 Potter has written about sisters before (Chloë's Birthday...and Me, rev. 7/04; Tell Me What to Dream About), drawing inspiration from firsthand experience. Here she's focused on the common sibling situation of desiring qualities that the other person has: "I wish I was you!" says the younger sister (not very grammatically). Her older sister is taller, gets new clothes, has her "big teeth," and can swing higher. But as big sis points out, "everyone wants to be someone else sometimes," and sometimes she wishes she could make people laugh, wear costumes anytime, and do the "famous wiggle dance" like her little sis. If they were just alike, then they'd miss out on enjoying the special qualities the other sibling has to offer in the relationship. The sisters' congeniality and affection shine through in Potter's distinctive watercolor and ink illustrations, with occasional fanciful vignettes highlighting the girls' imaginations at work. The art also expands upon the text by adding context for these wishes (being taller comes in handy for apple picking, as does the confidence to wear costumes to school...or a fancy tea party). Potter almost always adds dotted lines from the dialogue-only text to help clarify who is speaking. The girls' honest discussion and the common day-to-day activities depicted serve as relatable reminders for all siblings that "it's best if there is one of you and one of me."

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2021

(2) K-3 An unnamed narrator built a dollhouse with cardboard, creativity, and whatever she could find around the house; friend Sophie has a store-bought dollhouse, but readers will probably guess which ultimately proves more interesting to play with. The present-tense narration captures the voice of an introspective, imaginative child, but it's in Potter's detailed ink and watercolor illustrations that the book's spirit shines through.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2016

(4) K-3 "Tell me what to dream about or I won't be able to fall asleep," a girl implores her older sister, who spins elaborate fantasies about which they squabble. The premise comes from Potter's daughters' nightly requests for dream topics--a sweet tradition that needs more enhancement to work as a story. The art is classic Potter: intimate, intricate, pleasingly off-kilter.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) K-3 Jealous older sibling Giselle helps shop for, then meanly hides, five-year-old Chloë's birthday present. Keenly evoking a child's mindset, Potter shows readers the sisterly affection that, in the end, seems just as genuine as--and stronger than--the rivalry. The French countryside is charmingly rendered in Potter's creamy paintings.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2004

(3) K-3 Children's book illustrator Potter describes the year when she was seven and her puppeteer parents took her and her sister to Italy to live as street performers. Potter's quirkily episodic account concentrates on details that will appeal to a young readership, and her intriguingly detailed illustrations are bracketed by endpapers containing excerpts from Potter's actual journal of that formative year.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson